DNA Manufacturing Associate, Kitting

Job Description

Job Description

Kelly® Science & Clinical is seeking Manufacturing Associates for multiple contract-to-hire opportunities with one of our clients, a biotechnology company that develops and manufactures novel synthetic DNA tools at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Wilsonville, OR. If you’re passionate about bringing the latest scientific discoveries to life and are ready to take the next step in your career, trust The Experts at Hiring Experts.
Pay rate: $21/hour
Schedule:

• Sunday – Wednesday, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM
• Tuesday – Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM

Workplace: Onsite in Wilsonville, OR
Overview
We are looking for a motivated Manufacturing Associates, for one of our clients, a biotechnology company that developed a disruptive synthetic biology technology. The incumbent will perform basic molecular biology workflows in a highly automated, high-throughput manner and will be responsible for the manufacture of a variety of custom oligonucleotide products. The ideal candidate will be able to work independently, be very neat and organized, can follow established SOPs, and complete manufacturing batch records to contribute to the daily production schedule. The ideal candidate will be driven and will do what it takes to keep manufacturing on track in a fast-paced start-up environment. The Manufacturing Associate will be responsible for producing custom gene-based products and/or various intermediates according to established SOPs and complete manufacturing batch records to contribute to the daily production schedule. They will uphold standards as defined by the manufacturing process, work on continuous improvement and have good time management resulting in efficiency, and work in a safe manner.
Responsibilities

• Manufacture high-quality custom oligo-containing products in a high throughput MFG lab according to established SOPs.
• Operation of robotic laboratory equipment and traditional lab equipment (bioanalyzers, centrifuges, sealers, thermocyclers, spectrometers, HPLCs, Next-Generation Sequencing etc.).
• Daily use of traditional molecular biology processes and techniques especially PCR, DNA quantitation and handling, DNA purification.
• Maintaining thorough, accurate, and detailed documentation of all work produced in batch records, databases, or other acceptable formats including problems and deviations.
• Updating and writing work instructions and documentation.
• Ability to work independently and in a safe manner.
• Attention to detail for process consistency.
• Documentation, troubleshooting, and addressing process deviations.
• Packaging products.
• Ability to work in an ISO, GMP, LEAN manufacturing environment and follow the lean manufacturing concepts.
• Daily completion of assigned tasks to keep manufacturing on track.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s or associate degree in biology, chemistry, biochemistry: degree preferred but will consider candidates with relevant laboratory experience.
• Familiarity or prior experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Good written and verbal skills.
• Attention to details.
• Good computer skills and comfort in using computers for all aspects of manufacturing, experience with excel and word, Jira/Confluence, and web-based or similar programs.

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